Hawaiian Insects and Their Kin

Hawaiian Insects and Their Kin
Author: Frank Howarth
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
Total Pages: 174
Release: 1992-06-01
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 9780824814694

With over 200 vibrant color photographs, this book is a brilliant presentation of one of the most unique insect faunas anywhere on Earth.

Atlas of Hawai'i

Atlas of Hawai'i
Author: University of Hawaii at Hilo. Dept. of Geography
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
Total Pages: 354
Release: 1998-01-01
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 0824821254

A large-format atlas includes 250 geographical, topographical, and reference maps; 215 color photographs, charts, and graphs; an introduction to Hawaiian place names; and essays on the state's physical, biological, cultural, and social environment. Simultaneous. UP.

What Bit Me?

What Bit Me?
Author: Gordon M. Nishida
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
Total Pages: 84
Release: 1993-01-01
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9780824814922

This reference covers the stinging and biting insects, spiders, mites, ticks, and their relatives commonly encountered by humans and pets in Hawai'i. In language understandable by nonscientists, the authors explain the history, life cycle, structure, and venoms and toxins known for each pest species. They provide descriptions to help you recognize what has bitten or stung you and to help you distinguish insects that are nuisances from those that are potentially dangerous. They also discuss how to treat bites and stings safely. What Bit Me? belongs on every home medical bookshelf. It contains information essential to parents, anyone who works with children, hikers, gardeners, agricultural workers, and especially health professionals. Book jacket.

What's Bugging Me? Identifying and Controlling Household Pests in Hawaii

What's Bugging Me? Identifying and Controlling Household Pests in Hawaii
Author: JoAnn M. Tenorio
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
Total Pages: 196
Release: 1995-12-01
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 9780824817428

The authors of the popular and informative What Bit Me? Identifying Hawaii's Stinging and Biting Insects and their Kin answer these and other questions in this long-awaited standard reference on Hawaii's household "bugs." What's Bugging Me? helps you identify those ants, spiders, termites, beetles, silverfish, and cockroaches that invade your home and offers effective strategies for dealing with them. A range of anti-pest weapons--not just chemicals--is given, emphasizing a modern "integrated control" approach. What's Bugging Me? teaches techniques for prevention, early detection, and monitoring of pest problems. It recommends specific methods that target the pest, not methods that merely poison the environment. Many inexpensive home remedies are suggested. In every-day language accessible to homeowners and apartment dwellers, the authors provide a wealth of authoritative information that will also benefit pest control operators, landscapers, builders, and entomology professionals.

Our Living Resources

Our Living Resources
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 546
Release: 1995
Genre: Animal populations
ISBN:

Report provides information on distribution, abundance, and health of birds, mammals, reptiles and amphibians, fishes, invertebrates, plants, terrestrial ecosystems, aquatic ecosystems, coastal and marine ecosystems, riparian ecosystems, the Great Plains, Interior West, Alaska, and Hawaii. It also discusses special issues: global climate change, human influences, non-native species, and habitat assessments.

Our Living Resources

Our Living Resources
Author: Edward T. LaRoe
Publisher: Government Printing Office
Total Pages: 544
Release: 1995
Genre: Nature
ISBN:

Wildlife, species, mammals, reptiles, amphibians, fishes, ecosystems, climate, ecoregions.

Insect Conservation and Islands

Insect Conservation and Islands
Author: Tim R. New
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 248
Release: 2008-06-19
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1402087829

A series of original papers and reviews dealing with the peculiarities of island insects and their conservation in many parts of the world. Contributions to this special issue of Journal of Insect Conservation range from biogeographical analyses and ecological features of island insects and their evolution to the variety of concerns for their wellbeing, and practical conservation through a variety of, sometimes novel, approaches. They provide a valuable and up-to-date resource for entomologists and conservation practitioners.

Insect Biodiversity

Insect Biodiversity
Author: Robert G. Foottit
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 1044
Release: 2018-06-05
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1118945573

Volume Two of the new guide to the study of biodiversity in insects Volume Two of Insect Biodiversity: Science and Society presents an entirely new, companion volume of a comprehensive resource for the most current research on the influence insects have on humankind and on our endangered environment. With contributions from leading researchers and scholars on the topic, the text explores relevant topics including biodiversity in different habitats and regions, taxonomic groups, and perspectives. Volume Two offers coverage of insect biodiversity in regional settings, such as the Arctic and Asia, and in particular habitats including crops, caves, and islands. The authors also include information on historical, cultural, technical, and climatic perspectives of insect biodiversity. This book explores the wide variety of insect species and their evolutionary relationships. Case studies offer assessments on how insect biodiversity can help meet the needs of a rapidly expanding human population, and examine the consequences that an increased loss of insect species will have on the world. This important text: Offers the most up-to-date information on the important topic of insect biodiversity Explores vital topics such as the impact on insect biodiversity through habitat loss and degradation and climate change With its companion Volume I, presents current information on the biodiversity of all insect orders Contains reviews of insect biodiversity in culture and art, in the fossil record, and in agricultural systems Includes scientific approaches and methods for the study of insect biodiversity The book offers scientists, academics, professionals, and students a guide for a better understanding of the biology and ecology of insects, highlighting the need to sustainably manage ecosystems in an ever-changing global environment.